Preserve provenance
Source, time, units and version.
Methodology
BIOS turns medical facts into a hypothesis to be tested.
For each hypothesis, the system retains sources and shows a possible association, alternative explanations and missing data.
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Fact
EvidenceA normalised value with a source and time.
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Possible association
AssumptionAn observation that can be tested.
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Hypothesis
Under reviewRationale, alternatives and missing data.
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Decision
DoctorThe doctor's clinical decision and responsibility.
Six steps
How an AI hypothesis is formed
If data is insufficient or contradictory, the system does not produce a definitive statement.
Normalise
Names and units are mapped to reference vocabularies.
Select facts
Only data needed for the task and permitted for analysis.
Form a hypothesis
Supporting evidence, contradictions and gaps.
Check safety
Policy, wording and clinical limits.
Refer to a doctor
The doctor confirms, refines or rejects it.
Hypothesis structure
A hypothesis explains how it can be tested
Uncertainty cannot be reduced to a single number.
Illustrative example
“Changes in a measurement may be associated with a change in health or measurement conditions”
This is a direction for investigation, not a diagnosis or a reason to change treatment on your own.
Supporting evidence
- precise dates and values;
- links to documents;
- relevant changes over time.
Contradictions
- inconsistent measurements;
- alternative explanations;
- source limitations.
Missing data
- what prevents verification;
- which facts are needed;
- what cannot be concluded.
Next step
- a question for the doctor;
- clarification of a document;
- monitoring under a specialist's plan.
Sources
Different data carries different evidential weight
Version and applicability are stored with the claim.
Personal health data
Laboratory result
Doctor's assessment
Self-observation
Scientific sources
Clinical guidelines
Systematic review
Primary study
Oversight
Version and date
Scope of applicability
Expert review status
Limits
What BIOS does not do
Defining the scope of use is part of safety.
Does not diagnose
A BIOS result does not replace an examination, diagnostic assessment or a medical professional's opinion.
Does not prescribe treatment
The system must not be used to stop, start or change treatment on your own.
Does not conceal missing data
When facts are insufficient, identifying the gap and stopping the analysis is an acceptable result.
The methodology requires independent validation.
BIOS readiness criteria are publicly available.